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   Coding Education Video Game Rocking It on Kickstarter – 80K+ Funding(cse.ucsd.edu)

   2 points by codespells 12y ago|0 comments
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   by codespells 12y ago

   Actually, players WILL be able to choose between typing in actual code or using Blockly! Sorry, it's not clear in that video, but we did want to show that this is a low-barrier entry into coding. If students want to code more complicat
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   by codespells 12y ago

   We totally agree!! Funny side note about the quote - We asked Gabe Newell (founder of Steam) if we could quote him at the beginning of our video, and he replied "Sure!" That guy must get hundreds of e-mails a day. I don't kno
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   by codespells 12y ago

   Thank you!! We're using Blockly, which is essentially an open-source version of the Scratch language!
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   by codespells 12y ago

   Yes! We love this idea too! Leveling up will definitely be an aspect of gameplay! We're thinking players will have different "mana bars" for each kind of magic (earth, fire, water, air, life). Then, they can level up their di
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   by codespells 12y ago

   CodeSpells team member here! Our goal is to make the environment & gameplay as rich as possible with lots of different kinds of magic & ways to interact with the world.